Storm baseball heads to Montana for Region IX tournament

The Southeast Community College Storm Baseball Team are preparing for the Regional Tournament, beginning Saturday, May 12.
Baseball Head Coach Ron Cullison said that “This year our goal is to win regionals.”  He noted that this won’t be easy, given that the tournament is in Montana.
The regional tournament features Dawson Community College in Glendive, Mont. and Miles Community College in Miles City, Mont. as SCC’s opponents.
The season has had its ups and downs, but the pressure has been on this year.
“We lost some really good hitters,” Cullison noted.  “We’ve had a lot of injuries,” he continued.  “Staying healthy is a primary concern.”
He had concerns about the team’s attention to detail and execution early in the season.
“We need to do all the little things and do them well,” he stated.  “We have not executed like we should have at times this season.”
On top of that, the baseball team has played through a tough schedule with some inexperienced players, still adjusting from high school to college level ball.  “We’re very young…but they don’t back down from competing,” Cullison praised.
He has seen some significant growth from the baseball team this season, citing the maturity process during the “transition of going from high school baseball to college baseball…it’s a much higher speed.”
The tough schedule and injuries have taken their toll on the team.  It cites a 14-22-1 record as of April 30.  However, Cullison noted that his team is maturing and are about to hit their peak potential going into the post-season.
“We’ve continued to get better,” Cullison reported.  “We are peaking at the right time…going into regionals.”
Cullison has seen the maturing process firsthand and is impressed with the growth.
“I’m proud that we’ve competed as well as we have,” he said.